(03-26-2020, 11:56 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Few if any saw this coming, so no crow to eat. But, to stir some crap, what if they keep AD and draft Young versus Burrow.

The self quarantined and majority of Bengals Nation would need to seek mental help, drink a lot or just go ape ''''

(03-26-2020, 10:54 AM)Nately120 Wrote: I legitimately think the ghost of Paul Brown visited Mike and scared him straight.

(03-26-2020, 11:56 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Few if any saw this coming, so no crow to eat. But, to stir some crap, what if they keep AD and draft Young versus Burrow.

The self quarantined and majority of Bengals Nation would need to seek mental help, drink a lot or just go ape ''''

(03-26-2020, 02:22 AM)Murdock2420 Wrote: It's no secret around the board that I have been the champion for the trade the first overall pick and don't take Burrow movement. That reason was not as much about my fear of Burrow (I still have worries, but you have to worry about any draft pick) but it was really a fear that the team would simply draft Burrow, sit back and be like "Well, there is your hope. A new face of the franchise." I figured the only way this team would improve quickly would be through multiple draft picks panning out.

Then, this off-season has happened. I never saw this coming, and to be honest, I doubt anyone else saw it coming either. However, with the talent they are bringing in at positions of need and talk of still doing more on the O-line, I will openly say I was wrong in saying we had to trade the pick.

If the coaches believe Burrow is their guy, then I'll support the pick, the moves they have made thus far in FA, and not just the additions, the guys they have waived or let go, shows me something I haven't seen in decades, and that is a clear plan.

So, yup...eating my crow early on that drafting Burrow would result in us picking number 1 again, cause even with Dalton under center, this team is already set up to perform better than last year.

(03-26-2020, 02:22 AM)Murdock2420 Wrote: It's no secret around the board that I have been the champion for the trade the first overall pick and don't take Burrow movement. That reason was not as much about my fear of Burrow (I still have worries, but you have to worry about any draft pick) but it was really a fear that the team would simply draft Burrow, sit back and be like "Well, there is your hope. A new face of the franchise." I figured the only way this team would improve quickly would be through multiple draft picks panning out.

Then, this off-season has happened. I never saw this coming, and to be honest, I doubt anyone else saw it coming either. However, with the talent they are bringing in at positions of need and talk of still doing more on the O-line, I will openly say I was wrong in saying we had to trade the pick.

If the coaches believe Burrow is their guy, then I'll support the pick, the moves they have made thus far in FA, and not just the additions, the guys they have waived or let go, shows me something I haven't seen in decades, and that is a clear plan.

So, yup...eating my crow early on that drafting Burrow would result in us picking number 1 again, cause even with Dalton under center, this team is already set up to perform better than last year.

(03-26-2020, 03:12 PM)grampahol Wrote: I've never eaten crow, but I did once eat sea gull. That was back in the late 70s when the area around Long Beach Californ-I-Aye was in shambles. A guy I knew caught and cooked them in Cherry Park. I can now say just how terrible sea gull actually tastes.. Just close your eyes and imagine raw chicken left in a plastic bag in the hot sun in your backyard for a week or so. Now if that doesn't make your mouth water in anticipation of the finest meal you've ever had nothing will.
It's a rather gamey tasting bird, but there is plenty of meat on most sea gulls and it is edible. I'm not sure it's legal, but if your choice is starvation or eating sea gull most people would opt for sea gull.
Lately I've been thinking about geese. There's a bunch of them around the lake here and they make enough noise at the wrong time of the day and night, not to mention goose shit all over everyone's lawns I have a hunch most people around here wouldn't mind if the goose population were thinned out a bit.
So..instead of eating crow how about eating either gull or geese? We also have a few cormorant on the lake. People who like to fish aren't too wild about cormorant since they dive under water and like to eat more fish than most birds.. Between cormorant and otters they can decimate fish populations in quick order.. A nice cormorant dinner anyone? It just doesn't sound right for some reason..

(03-26-2020, 01:41 PM)McC Wrote: That would be epically stupid, and that has nothing to do with Chase Young.  

(03-26-2020, 03:12 PM)grampahol Wrote: I've never eaten crow, but I did once eat sea gull. That was back in the late 70s when the area around Long Beach Californ-I-Aye was in shambles. A guy I knew caught and cooked them in Cherry Park. I can now say just how terrible sea gull actually tastes.. Just close your eyes and imagine raw chicken left in a plastic bag in the hot sun in your backyard for a week or so. Now if that doesn't make your mouth water in anticipation of the finest meal you've ever had nothing will.
It's a rather gamey tasting bird, but there is plenty of meat on most sea gulls and it is edible. I'm not sure it's legal, but if your choice is starvation or eating sea gull most people would opt for sea gull.
Lately I've been thinking about geese. There's a bunch of them around the lake here and they make enough noise at the wrong time of the day and night, not to mention goose shit all over everyone's lawns I have a hunch most people around here wouldn't mind if the goose population were thinned out a bit.
So..instead of eating crow how about eating either gull or geese? We also have a few cormorant on the lake. People who like to fish aren't too wild about cormorant since they dive under water and like to eat more fish than most birds.. Between cormorant and otters they can decimate fish populations in quick order.. A nice cormorant dinner anyone? It just doesn't sound right for some reason..

(03-26-2020, 03:53 PM)thompson19osu Wrote: The aggressive FA tactic shows we will be drafting Joe Burrow. They have addressed multiple needs and now can use the draft to get Joe and then focus on OL, LB, WR. With the FA moves there is no longer a need to trade with the Dolphins for more draft picks.

(03-26-2020, 03:53 PM)thompson19osu Wrote: The aggressive FA tactic shows we will be drafting Joe Burrow. They have addressed multiple needs and now can use the draft to get Joe and then focus on OL, LB, WR. With the FA moves there is no longer a need to trade with the Dolphins for more draft picks.

(03-26-2020, 02:32 AM)Bengalholic Wrote: Yeah, I don't think anyone can honestly say they saw this coming. I sure as hell didn't. I called last off-season the laziest and most uninspiring I've seen in long time, even by Bengals standards...but man, they came out swinging during this free agency period, and in a jaw-dropping fashion.

Man, when you combine the excitement of this off-season with the excitement of adding Burrow as our starting QB, I may need to up my heart meds this season.

(03-29-2020, 09:00 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Well hopefully we dominate and don't have many of those "cardiac" type games. 

(03-26-2020, 02:32 AM)Bengalholic Wrote: Yeah, I don't think anyone can honestly say they saw this coming. I sure as hell didn't. I called last off-season the laziest and most uninspiring I've seen in long time, even by Bengals standards...but man, they came out swinging during this free agency period, and in a jaw-dropping fashion.

Man, when you combine the excitement of this off-season with the excitement of adding Burrow as our starting QB, I may need to up my heart meds this season.

(03-26-2020, 02:22 AM)Murdock2420 Wrote: It's no secret around the board that I have been the champion for the trade the first overall pick and don't take Burrow movement. That reason was not as much about my fear of Burrow (I still have worries, but you have to worry about any draft pick) but it was really a fear that the team would simply draft Burrow, sit back and be like "Well, there is your hope. A new face of the franchise." I figured the only way this team would improve quickly would be through multiple draft picks panning out.

Then, this off-season has happened. I never saw this coming, and to be honest, I doubt anyone else saw it coming either. However, with the talent they are bringing in at positions of need and talk of still doing more on the O-line, I will openly say I was wrong in saying we had to trade the pick.

If the coaches believe Burrow is their guy, then I'll support the pick, the moves they have made thus far in FA, and not just the additions, the guys they have waived or let go, shows me something I haven't seen in decades, and that is a clear plan.

So, yup...eating my crow early on that drafting Burrow would result in us picking number 1 again, cause even with Dalton under center, this team is already set up to perform better than last year.

(03-29-2020, 11:16 PM)Socal Bengals fan Wrote: Me too.  I was completely wrong.  Thought a free agent from the streets would be our big signing.   Bengals proved me wrong.  I also was on the draft Young train in early November but Burrow kept proving me wrong every dang week.   It seems the Bengals have made every right move since December.    Getting excited being a Bengals fan again.   Now dump Dre n Andy.

(03-29-2020, 11:16 PM)Socal Bengals fan Wrote: Me too.  I was completely wrong.  Thought a free agent from the streets would be our big signing.   Bengals proved me wrong.  I also was on the draft Young train in early November but Burrow kept proving me wrong every dang week.   It seems the Bengals have made every right move since December.    Getting excited being a Bengals fan again.   Now dump Dre n Andy.

(03-30-2020, 12:05 AM)Kingslayer Wrote: None of us saw this coming bro.  I can understand the want to trade that first pick for a haul, and I mean more than Miami's 3 firsts but I think the Bengals need to stand pat, take Burrow and build around him.  Fortunately that sounds like what they plan to do.

Right now I would not trade that 1st for anything short of 5 First round picks

(03-30-2020, 12:54 PM)BengalChris Wrote: I guess this is why all the stock people have a disclaimer that says that past performance is not indicative of future gains.

Mike Brown's past performance has been pretty horrific when in comes to free agency.

I'm just happy that he finally woke up to what was going on in the league. Of course, I wish he had figured it out 28 years ago.